HowtheEdwardiansSpoke

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  • OurunderstandingofEdwardianBritainisdominatedbyima… OurunderstandingofEdwardianBritainisdominatedbyimagesfromflickeringfootageandformalfamilyportraits.ButaremarkablediscoveryhasbeenmadewhichforthefirsttimegivesvoicetotheEdwardians.HundredsofrecordingshavecometolightwhichrevealtheaccentsanddialectsofBritishPrisonersofWarheldinGermancampsandrecordedduringWorldWarOne.Thisarchivepresentsauniqueglimpseintothewayordinarymenspokeatthetime. JoanWashington,avoicecoachandexpertinBritishaccents,setsouttotellthestoryoftheserecordingsandpiecetogetherhowtheEdwardiansspoke.Shereturnstothehometownsofsomeoftheprisonerstomeettheirfamiliesandplaythemtherecordings.Listeningwithanexperteartothedifferencesbetweenthevoicesoftheprisonersandtheirfamilies,Joanexploreshowfarallouraccentshavechangedoverthecentury.